The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica
The island of Jamaica forms the northern extent of the Nicaraguan Rise, an elongate linear tectonic feature stretching as far as Honduras and Nicaragua to the south. Uplift and subaerial exposure of Jamaica during the Neogene has made the island rare within the Caribbean region, as it is the only ar...
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ftdatacite:10.17605/osf.io/m5uzk 2023-05-15T18:01:09+02:00 The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica Gold, David Fenton, James Casas-Gallego, Manuel Novak, Vibor Pérez-Rodríguez, Irene Cetean, Claudia Price, Richard Nembhard, Nicole Thompson, Herona 2018 https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/m5uzk https://paleorxiv.org/m5uzk/ unknown PaleorXiv CC-By Attribution 4.0 International Earth and Life Sciences Paleontology Biostratigraphy Paleoclimatology Micropaleontology Preprint Text article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2018 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/m5uzk 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The island of Jamaica forms the northern extent of the Nicaraguan Rise, an elongate linear tectonic feature stretching as far as Honduras and Nicaragua to the south. Uplift and subaerial exposure of Jamaica during the Neogene has made the island rare within the Caribbean region, as it is the only area where rocks of the Nicaraguan Rise are exposed on land. Biostratigraphic dating and palaeoenvironmental interpretations using larger benthic foraminifera, supplemented by planktonic foraminifera, nannopalaeontology and palynology of outcrop, well and corehole samples has enabled the creation of a regional relative sea-level curve through identification of several depositional sequences. This study recognises ten unconformity-bounded transgressive-regressive sequences which record a complete cycle of relative sea level rise and fall. Sequences are recognised in the Early to ‘Middle’ Cretaceous (EKTR1), Coniacian-Santonian (STR1), Campanian (CTR1), Maastrichtian (MTR1-2), Paleocene-Early Eocene (PETR1), Eocene (YTR1-3) and Late Eocene-Oligocene (WTR1). These transgressive-regressive cycles represent second to fourth order sequences, although most tie with globally recognised third order sequences. Comparisons of the Jamaican relative sea-level curve with other published global mean sea-level curves show that local tectonics exerts a strong control on the deposition of sedimentary sequences in Jamaica. Large unconformities (duration >1 Ma) are related to significant regional tectonic events, with minor overprint of a global eustatic signal, while smaller unconformities (duration <1 Ma) are produced by global eustatic trends. The relatively low rates of relative sea-level rise calculated from the regional relative sea-level curve indicate that carbonate production rates were able to keep pace with the rate of relative sea-level rise accounting for the thick successions of Maastrichtian carbonates and those of the Yellow and White Limestone Groups. Carbonate platform drowning within the White Limestone Group during the Oligocene to Miocene is attributed to environmental deterioration given the low rates of relative sea-level rise. Report Planktonic foraminifera DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Earth and Life Sciences Paleontology Biostratigraphy Paleoclimatology Micropaleontology Gold, David Fenton, James Casas-Gallego, Manuel Novak, Vibor Pérez-Rodríguez, Irene Cetean, Claudia Price, Richard Nembhard, Nicole Thompson, Herona The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica |
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The island of Jamaica forms the northern extent of the Nicaraguan Rise, an elongate linear tectonic feature stretching as far as Honduras and Nicaragua to the south. Uplift and subaerial exposure of Jamaica during the Neogene has made the island rare within the Caribbean region, as it is the only area where rocks of the Nicaraguan Rise are exposed on land. Biostratigraphic dating and palaeoenvironmental interpretations using larger benthic foraminifera, supplemented by planktonic foraminifera, nannopalaeontology and palynology of outcrop, well and corehole samples has enabled the creation of a regional relative sea-level curve through identification of several depositional sequences. This study recognises ten unconformity-bounded transgressive-regressive sequences which record a complete cycle of relative sea level rise and fall. Sequences are recognised in the Early to ‘Middle’ Cretaceous (EKTR1), Coniacian-Santonian (STR1), Campanian (CTR1), Maastrichtian (MTR1-2), Paleocene-Early Eocene (PETR1), Eocene (YTR1-3) and Late Eocene-Oligocene (WTR1). These transgressive-regressive cycles represent second to fourth order sequences, although most tie with globally recognised third order sequences. Comparisons of the Jamaican relative sea-level curve with other published global mean sea-level curves show that local tectonics exerts a strong control on the deposition of sedimentary sequences in Jamaica. Large unconformities (duration >1 Ma) are related to significant regional tectonic events, with minor overprint of a global eustatic signal, while smaller unconformities (duration <1 Ma) are produced by global eustatic trends. The relatively low rates of relative sea-level rise calculated from the regional relative sea-level curve indicate that carbonate production rates were able to keep pace with the rate of relative sea-level rise accounting for the thick successions of Maastrichtian carbonates and those of the Yellow and White Limestone Groups. Carbonate platform drowning within the White Limestone Group during the Oligocene to Miocene is attributed to environmental deterioration given the low rates of relative sea-level rise. |
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The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica |
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The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica |
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The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica |
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The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica |
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The biostratigraphic record of Cretaceous to Paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in Jamaica |
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biostratigraphic record of cretaceous to paleogene tectono-eustatic relative sea-level change in jamaica |
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